Price vs Quality
See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance
Results
Agenda:Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
Pirelli leads with 4.7 stars. BF Goodrich Advantage 2 and Falken ZIEX ZE320 also strong at 4.5. Autogreen worst at 3.2.
1
1
Rating: Highly recommended
Points total4.59
Wet4.72
Dry4.59
Enviromental impact4.36
Rolling resistance3.9
Noise4.2
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Wet Handling#1/15
Wet Handling Measured#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Dry Handling Measured#1/15
Dry Handling#3/15
Economy
Mileage#3/15
Rolling Resistance#12/15
Pirelli Cinturato C3 dominates with 4.8 stars. Autogreen Smart Chaser SC1 dangerously poor at just 1.0 star. Sunfull SF-888 also weak at 2.0 stars.
2
2
Rating: Highly recommended
Points total4.51
Wet4.43
Dry4.53
Enviromental impact4.67
Rolling resistance4.8
Noise4.6
Wet
Wet Braking#3/15
Wet Handling#3/15
Wet Handling Measured#3/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/15
Aquaplaning Cross#14/15
Dry
Dry Braking#2/15
Dry Handling#2/15
Dry Handling Measured#3/15
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/15
Mileage#3/15
First AvD test to include Greenovation sustainability award alongside safety ratings.
3
3
Rating: Highly recommended
Points total4.49
Wet4.55
Dry4.31
Enviromental impact4.76
Rolling resistance4.4
Noise4.4
Wet
Wet Handling Measured#1/15
Wet Handling#2/15
Aquaplaning Cross#3/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15
Wet Braking#3/15
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#3/15
Dry Braking#7/15
Dry Handling#7/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Rolling Resistance#4/15
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 achieved perfect 5.0 stars for mileage — best in test.
Points total4.45
Wet4.37
Dry4.46
Enviromental impact4.60
Rolling resistance4.6
Noise4.4
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15
Wet Braking#3/15
Wet Handling Measured#4/15
Wet Handling#10/15
Dry
Dry Handling#1/15
Dry Handling Measured#1/15
Dry Braking#8/15
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/15
Mileage#3/15
Continental UltraContact NXT made from 65% recycled and renewable materials.
Points total4.38
Wet4.51
Dry4.46
Enviromental impact4.00
Rolling resistance3.9
Noise4.5
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#2/15
Wet Handling#3/15
Wet Handling Measured#4/15
Dry
Dry Braking#2/15
Dry Handling#3/15
Dry Handling Measured#5/15
Economy
Mileage#12/15
Rolling Resistance#12/15
Bridgestone Turanza 6 Enliten uses lightweight Enliten technology for reduced rolling resistance.
6
6
Rating: Highly recommended
Points total4.37
Wet4.39
Dry4.20
Enviromental impact4.66
Rolling resistance4.6
Noise4.2
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15
Wet Handling Measured#4/15
Wet Handling#5/15
Wet Braking#7/15
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#6/15
Dry Handling#7/15
Dry Braking#10/15
Economy
Mileage#2/15
Rolling Resistance#2/15
AvD uses 5-star system: Wet 40%, Dry 40%, Economy 20% weighting.
7
7
Rating: Highly recommended
Points total4.30
Wet4.29
Dry4.28
Enviromental impact4.37
Rolling resistance4.1
Noise4.5
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15
Wet Handling Measured#4/15
Wet Handling#8/15
Wet Braking#10/15
Dry
Dry Braking#5/15
Dry Handling Measured#9/15
Dry Handling#10/15
Economy
Mileage#6/15
Rolling Resistance#11/15
8
8
Rating: Highly recommended
Points total4.29
Wet4.39
Dry4.19
Enviromental impact4.30
Rolling resistance4.3
Noise4.2
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15
Wet Handling Measured#4/15
Wet Handling#5/15
Wet Braking#7/15
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#6/15
Dry Handling#7/15
Dry Braking#10/15
Economy
Rolling Resistance#7/15
Mileage#11/15
Test partner Tempotire run by Henning Klipp, formerly of AutoBild.
Points total4.25
Wet4.25
Dry4.21
Enviromental impact4.36
Rolling resistance4.3
Noise4.1
Wet
Wet Handling Measured#4/15
Wet Handling#8/15
Wet Braking#10/15
Aquaplaning Cross#12/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/15
Dry
Dry Handling#5/15
Dry Handling Measured#6/15
Dry Braking#10/15
Economy
Rolling Resistance#7/15
Mileage#8/15
Pirelli Cinturato C3 is clear overall winner with 4.59 stars — excellent in all wet and dry disciplines.
Points total4.23
Wet4.30
Dry4.25
Enviromental impact4.08
Rolling resistance4.3
Noise4.4
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15
Wet Handling#5/15
Wet Braking#10/15
Wet Handling Measured#10/15
Dry
Dry Handling#5/15
Dry Braking#8/15
Dry Handling Measured#9/15
Economy
Rolling Resistance#7/15
Mileage#13/15
8 out of 15 tyres rated very good — strong showing for the 215/55 R17 segment.
Points total4.23
Wet4.16
Dry4.22
Enviromental impact4.39
Rolling resistance4.4
Noise4.3
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/15
Wet Braking#7/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/15
Wet Handling#13/15
Wet Handling Measured#13/15
Dry
Dry Braking#2/15
Dry Handling Measured#9/15
Dry Handling#11/15
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/15
Mileage#8/15
Maxxis Premitra HP6 offers best value at €375/set with good safety reserves.
12
12
Rating: Conditionally recommended
Points total4.09
Wet4.31
Dry4.16
Enviromental impact3.51
Rolling resistance3.2
Noise4.4
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Aquaplaning Cross#3/15
Wet Braking#3/15
Wet Handling#11/15
Wet Handling Measured#11/15
Dry
Dry Braking#5/15
Dry Handling Measured#9/15
Dry Handling#11/15
Economy
Mileage#15/15
Rolling Resistance#15/15
Budget tyres Sunfull and Autogreen show dangerously poor wet braking — not recommended.
13
13
Rating: Conditionally recommended
Points total3.98
Wet4.09
Dry3.84
Enviromental impact4.05
Rolling resistance4.4
Noise4.5
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15
Wet Handling Measured#11/15
Wet Handling#12/15
Wet Braking#13/15
Dry
Dry Braking#13/15
Dry Handling#13/15
Dry Handling Measured#13/15
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/15
Mileage#14/15
Premium segment dominates top positions but mid-range Falken ZIEX ZE320 (€445) punches above its weight at 5th place.
Points total3.56
Wet3.15
Dry3.74
Enviromental impact4.03
Rolling resistance3.3
Noise4.2
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#12/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/15
Wet Braking#14/15
Wet Handling#14/15
Wet Handling Measured#14/15
Dry
Dry Braking#13/15
Dry Handling#14/15
Dry Handling Measured#14/15
Economy
Mileage#8/15
Rolling Resistance#14/15
Goodyear wins first-ever Greenovation award for combining top safety with exceptional tread life.
Points total3.01
Wet2.52
Dry2.80
Enviromental impact4.44
Rolling resistance4.3
Noise4.0
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#15/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/15
Wet Braking#15/15
Wet Handling#15/15
Wet Handling Measured#15/15
Dry
Dry Braking#15/15
Dry Handling#15/15
Dry Handling Measured#15/15
Economy
Mileage#6/15
Rolling Resistance#7/15
Same size tyres not featured in the test
Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
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